Alexander Zverev produced another unstoppable display as he beat Holger Rune to reach the Paris Masters final.
Zverev has a problem with his lungs, but that hasn’t prevented the German from reaching the last two in the French capital.
The Paris Masters third seed overcame 13th seed Rune 6-3, 7-6(7-4) in one hour and 47 minutes, moving second in the ATP Live Rankings in the process.
Zverev really enjoys playing in Paris, where the German is chasing his second title of 2024 following his Italian Open win.
But regardless of what happens in his next final, Zverev will overtake Carlos Alcaraz and move into second place in the ATP rankings.
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He will, of course, still want to end his week with silverware, which would fill him with confidence ahead of the ATP Finals.
But for now he can take great confidence from his victory over Rune, which means he has reached 12 ATP Masters 1,000 finals.
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As per OptaAce, it is the most of any player born since the format’s inception in 1990, with Zverev surpassing Boris Becker’s 11 finals for the outright seventh-most in its history.
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Zverev also secured his 65th win of 2024, drawing him level with world number one Jannik Sinner for the most this season.
It is, however, the Italian who has managed to make the most of his final appearances, with seven tour-level titles having gone his way.
Zverev meanwhile has a right to wrong in Paris, having lost the 2020 final to Daniil Medvedev, despite taking the first set.
The German is now looking to secure his seventh ATP Masters 1,000 title, and his first hard-court trophy above ATP 250 level since the 2021 ATP Finals.
Having just ended Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ATP Finals hopes in their semi-final clash, Zverev has now done the same for Rune.
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